Table 3.

Influence of metabolic characteristics on adiponectin in women with PCOS

	Unstandardized coefficients		Standardized coefficients	t	Sig.
	B	Std. Error	Beta
(Constant)	20.257	3.665		5.527	0.000
BMI	-.244	.120	-.266	-2.045	.045
SHBG	.088	.023	.351	3.802	.001
HOMA-IR	-.793	.215	-.333	-3.683	.001

*dependent variable adiponectin, adjusted for BMI.

Multiple regression analysis model with adiponectin as a dependent variable, adjusted for BMI, according to characteristics of women with PCOS.

BMI: body mass index; SHBG: Sex hormone binding globulin; HOMA –IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment–Insulin Resistance.